Object

Leo's FAA Time Extension Folder

Leo crashes Toby's interrogation onslaught, folder thrusting into Bartlet's tense grip across the Oval's lamplit shadows—stiff sheaf bulging with FAA's urgent plea for deadline reprieve, pages rasping like a forced truce. Bartlet snatches it mid-rebuke, fingers whitening on edges as First Lady's gaze sharpens and Josh hovers, the interruption's blade momentarily blunting secrets' unraveling fury before Toby detonates onward.

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Purpose

Delivers FAA's formal request for additional time to President Bartlet

Significance

Interrupts the explosive MS cover-up confrontation, buying fleeting deflection amid Toby's voter-fraud accusations and the revelation of 17 insiders, heightening the scene's trust-shattering volatility

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S2E18 · 17 People

Toby's Fury Unleashes the MS Secret's Scope: 17 Know

Leo thrusts the bulging FAA folder into Bartlet's grip during the heated exchange, rasping pages interrupting Toby's probe; Bartlet reviews it while Leo briefs security details, momentarily diverting from MS fury to urgent aviation threats.

Before: Carried by Leo entering Oval Office

After: Held by Bartlet at desk for signing/review

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